Feb. 22--Police were searching for a young man Monday morning, in connection with the stabbing of his mother in Boyle Heights.
Officers received a radio call at 12:10 a.m. and found a woman with stab wounds at her home in the 3700 block of Lee Street. The woman was transported to USC Medical Center, where she is in stable condition, said Sgt. Minh Nguyen, with the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollenbeck Station.
Officers are searching for a male suspect. Preliminary investigation indicates the suspect is the victim's son, who is in his early 20s, Nguyen said.
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"We're still trying to figure everything out," Nguyen said. "Right now, it seems like it might be the son of the victim."
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